Ohio History Journal

Minutes of Forty-second Annual Meeting       629

can devote his attention to matters of the sort, and such has been

finally accomplished.

Matters should now soon be adjusted which will permit some

activity on the part of the agent, and the purpose for which he

was employed, and for which the Historical Societies Committee

was organized should now, in the not distant future, become

apparent.

Officers and members of this Society and members of this

committee should now have reason to expect some action, and

we hope, visible results from the plan in general.

H. R. MCPHERSON, Chairman

October 3, 1927.

LOGAN ELM PARK

During the past year there has been no unusual deterioration

of the Great Elm.

The Park is in good condition. The young trees are grow-

ing very well and the sod has improved until there is little except-

ing blue-grass now covering the ground.

The sanitary conditions of the Park have been brought up to

state requirements by building new toilets and making a few

minor repairs to the well.

Thousands of people continue to visit the Park. More than

2000 persons registered the first ten days of August.

Ohio History Day was observed October 2. The weather

was fine and a large crowd--estimated at over 5000 people--was

in attendance.

(Signed) GEORGE FLORENCE, Chairman

 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

On May 7, 1927, the membership committee met and agreed

upon a tentative plan of membership which was reported to the

Board of Trustees and approved.

At the meeting various items in this report were discussed at

length and the committee agreed that circularizing should be the

first step undertaken to increase the membership. On August 18,

1927, another meeting of the committee was held at which it was

decided that the chairman should prepare, first, a circular letter

to the members of the Society asking them to submit the names

of persons whom they can recommend for membership in the

Society; and, second, a circular letter to be sent to persons rec-

ommended for membership in the Society.

Since this meeting the following have been prepared:

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1. A circular letter to members of the Society asking them

to submit names of prospective members

2. A blank form for the names and addresses of prospec-

tive members.

3. A stamped envelope for the return of the list of pros-

pective members.

4. A circular entitled "Ohio State Archaeological and His-

torical Society--Notes on Present Activities, Past Achievements

and Future Prospects."

This material will be mailed from the office of the Secretary

of the Society, October 15, 1927.

(Signed) MRS. ORSON D. DRYER, Chairman

 

MOUND CITY PARK

As chairman of Mound City Park, I wish to report that we

have made certain progress at the Park, this progress being as

follows:

This spring we allowed the United States Reformatory to

sow oats on the Park Site with the understanding that they

were to furnish the oats and have the crop. They were also to

sow timothy and blue-grass seed with the agreement that we

furnish these two seeds. This was done and the crop of oats has

been removed. It looks as if we were to have a fair crop of

timothy and blue-grass, but, as all know, it will take some little

time yet before the blue-grass makes any real showing.

We have also remodeled a part of the Y. M. C. A. Building,

which is on the site, by putting in partitions, giving the caretaker

five rooms for his own use and one large room for the use of

any visitors during inclement weather. We remodeled another

small frame building to be used for a tool house. Both of these

buildings have been painted.

We are beginning to feel that things are assuming such shape

that the public can be invited to see and enjoy the Park as a

public spot. Before very long we hope to ask the Professor of

Landscaping of the Ohio State University to come down and

visit us and give us the proper idea as to what should be done

in order to really beautify the place.

In closing, we extend to all an invitation to visit us and see

what has been accomplished.

(Signed) A. C. SPETNAGEL, Chairman

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